English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Becknor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Feckenham

Historical Forms

  • Bokenouera 1216 EcclVar 1408
  • Beckenore 1300 Pat
  • Beckenoure, Beckenovere 1387 IpmR 1392 Middleton

Etymology

'Becca's bank,' v. ofer .